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Note: This is the fourth of seven parts in a series of blogs on authors living in the Pioneer Valley. Click here to read from the beginning. By Vanessa Pesa Suzanne Strempek Shea says her idea
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Labor of Love
My business colleague, Judith Kelliher – or Judy to me – is in the midst of a creative project that has me terribly excited on her behalf.









